Miners strike - Margaret Thatcher view

Title

Miners strike - Margaret Thatcher view

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

27 Sep 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:01:58

Description

Press statement from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on her reasons for non-intervention in the miners’ strike, and power cuts threatened by the striking miners not happening due to large stocks of coal.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Strikes; Labour disputes; Conservative Party; NUM; Coal industry; Electricity supply; Coal miners; Coal; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events)

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